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<a href="howtoread.html">

How to read this documentation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="intro.html">

1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="install.html">

2. Installation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="softreq.html">

2.1. Software requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="features.html">

2.2. Features</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="gui.html">

2.3. What about the GUI?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="fonts-osd.html">

2.4. Fonts and OSD</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="fonts-osd.html#truetype-fonts">
2.4.1. TrueType fonts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="fonts-osd.html#bitmap-fonts">
2.4.2. bitmap fonts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="fonts-osd.html#osdmenu">
2.4.3. OSD menu</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="codec-installation.html">

2.5. Codec installation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="codec-installation.html#xvid">
2.5.1. Xvid</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="codec-installation.html#x264">
2.5.2. <code class="systemitem">
x264</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="codec-installation.html#aac">
2.5.3. AAC</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="codec-installation.html#amr">
2.5.4. AMR</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="codec-installation.html#xmms">
2.5.5. XMMS</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="rtc.html">

2.6. RTC</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="usage.html">

3. Usage</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="commandline.html">

3.1. Command line</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="subosd.html">

3.2. Subtitles and OSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="control.html">

3.3. Control</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="control.html#ctrl-cfg">
3.3.1. Controls configuration</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="control.html#lirc">
3.3.2. Control from LIRC</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="control.html#slave-mode">
3.3.3. Slave mode</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="streaming.html">

3.4. Streaming from network or pipes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="streaming.html#streaming-save">
3.4.1. Saving streamed content</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="edl.html">

3.5. Edit Decision Lists (EDL)</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="edl.html#edl_using">
3.5.1. Using an EDL file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="edl.html#edl_making">
3.5.2. Making an EDL file</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="advaudio.html">

4. Advanced audio usage</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html">

4.1. Surround/Multichannel playback</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html#advaudio-surround-DVD">
4.1.1. DVDs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html#advaudio-surround-stereoinfour">
4.1.2. Playing stereo files to four speakers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html#advaudio-surround-passthrough">
4.1.3. AC-3/DTS Passthrough</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html#hwmpa-surround-passthrough">
4.1.4. MPEG audio Passthrough</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html#advaudio-surround-matrix">
4.1.5. Matrix-encoded audio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html#advaudio-surround-hrtf">
4.1.6. Surround emulation in headphones</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-surround.html#advaudio-surround-troubleshooting">
4.1.7. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="advaudio-channels.html">

4.2. Channel manipulation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-channels.html#advaudio-channels-general">
4.2.1. General information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-channels.html#advaudio-channels-mono">
4.2.2. Playing mono with two speakers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-channels.html#advaudio-channels-copying">
4.2.3. Channel copying/moving</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="advaudio-channels.html#advaudio-channels-mixing">
4.2.4. Channel mixing</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="advaudio-volume.html">

4.3. Software Volume adjustment</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="cd-dvd.html">

5. CD/DVD usage</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="drives.html">

5.1. CD/DVD drives</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="drives.html#drives_linux">
5.1.1. Linux</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="drives.html#drives_freebsd">
5.1.2. FreeBSD</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="dvd.html">

5.2. DVD playback</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="dvd.html#region_code">
5.2.1. region code</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="vcd.html">

5.3. VCD playback</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

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6. TV</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="tv-input.html">

6.1. TV input</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tv-input.html#tv-compilation">
6.1.1. Compilation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tv-input.html#tv-tips">
6.1.2. Usage tips</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tv-input.html#tv-examples">
6.1.3. Examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="tv-teletext.html">

6.2. Teletext</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tv-teletext.html#tv-teletext-implementation-notes">
6.2.1. Implementation notes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tv-teletext.html#tv-teletext-usage">
6.2.2. Using teletext</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tv-teletext.html#tv-teletext-hotkeys">
6.2.3. Teletext hot keys</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

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7. Radio</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="radio-input.html">

7.1. Radio input</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="radio-input.html#radio-compilation">
7.1.1. Compilation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="radio-input.html#radio-tips">
7.1.2. Usage tips</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="radio-input.html#radio-examples">
7.1.3. Examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="video.html">

8. Video output devices</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="mtrr.html">

8.1. Setting up MTRR</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="xv.html">

8.2. Xv</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#tdfx">
8.2.1. 3dfx cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#s3">
8.2.2. S3 cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#nvidia">
8.2.3. nVidia cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#ati">
8.2.4. ATI cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#neomagic">
8.2.5. NeoMagic cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#trident">
8.2.6. Trident cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#kyro">
8.2.7. Kyro/PowerVR cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="xv.html#intel">
8.2.8. Intel cards</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="dga.html">

8.3. DGA</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="sdl.html">

8.4. SDL</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="svgalib.html">

8.5. SVGAlib</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="fbdev.html">

8.6. Framebuffer output (FBdev)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="mga_vid.html">

8.7. Matrox framebuffer (mga_vid)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="tdfxfb.html">

8.8. 3Dfx YUV support</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="tdfx_vid.html">

8.9. tdfx_vid</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="opengl.html">

8.10. OpenGL output</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="aalib.html">

8.11. AAlib  text mode displaying</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="caca.html">

8.12. 
<code class="systemitem">
libcaca</code>  Color ASCII Art library
</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="vesa.html">

8.13. VESA - output to VESA BIOS</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="x11.html">

8.14. X11</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="vidix.html">

8.15. VIDIX</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="vidix.html#svgalib_helper">
8.15.1. svgalib_helper</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="vidix.html#vidix-ati">
8.15.2. ATI cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="vidix.html#vidix-mga">
8.15.3. Matrox cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="vidix.html#vidix-trident">
8.15.4. Trident cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="vidix.html#vidix-3dlabs">
8.15.5. 3DLabs cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="vidix.html#vidix-nvidia">
8.15.6. nVidia cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="vidix.html#vidix-sis">
8.15.7. SiS cards</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="directfb.html">

8.16. DirectFB</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="dfbmga.html">

8.17. DirectFB/Matrox (dfbmga)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="mpeg_decoders.html">

8.18. MPEG decoders</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="mpeg_decoders.html#dvb">
8.18.1. DVB output and input</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="mpeg_decoders.html#dxr2">
8.18.2. DXR2</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="mpeg_decoders.html#dxr3">
8.18.3. DXR3/Hollywood+</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="other.html">

8.19. Other visualization hardware</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="other.html#zr">
8.19.1. Zr</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="other.html#blinkenlights">
8.19.2. Blinkenlights</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="tvout.html">

8.20. TV-out support</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tvout.html#tvout-mga-g400">
8.20.1. Matrox G400 cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tvout.html#tv-out_matrox_g450">
8.20.2. Matrox G450/G550 cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tvout.html#tv-out_matrox_cable">
8.20.3. Building a Matrox TV-out cable</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tvout.html#tvout-ati">
8.20.4. ATI cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tvout.html#tvout-nvidia">
8.20.5. nVidia</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="tvout.html#tvout-neomagic">
8.20.6. NeoMagic</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="ports.html">

9. Ports</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="linux.html">

9.1. Linux</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="linux.html#debian">
9.1.1. Debian packaging</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="linux.html#rpm">
9.1.2. RPM packaging</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="linux.html#arm_linux">
9.1.3. ARM Linux</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bsd.html">

9.2. *BSD</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bsd.html#freebsd">
9.2.1. FreeBSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bsd.html#openbsd">
9.2.2. OpenBSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bsd.html#darwin">
9.2.3. Darwin</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="unix.html">

9.3. Commercial Unix</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="unix.html#solaris">
9.3.1. Solaris</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="unix.html#hp-ux">
9.3.2. HP-UX</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="unix.html#aix">
9.3.3. AIX</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="unix.html#qnx">
9.3.4. QNX</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="windows.html">

9.4. Windows</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="windows.html#cygwin">
9.4.1. <span class="application">
Cygwin</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="windows.html#mingw">
9.4.2. <span class="application">
MinGW</span></a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="macos.html">

9.5. Mac OS</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="macos.html#osx_gui">
9.5.1. MPlayer OS X GUI</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="mencoder.html">

10. Basic usage of <span class="application">
MEncoder</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-selecting-codec.html">

10.1. Selecting codecs and container formats</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-selecting-input.html">

10.2. Selecting input file or device</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-mpeg4.html">

10.3. Encoding two pass MPEG-4 ("DivX")</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-handheld-psp.html">

10.4. Encoding to Sony PSP video format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-mpeg.html">

10.5. Encoding to MPEG format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-rescale.html">

10.6. Rescaling movies</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-streamcopy.html">

10.7. Stream copying</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-enc-images.html">

10.8. Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEG, PNG, TGA, etc.)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-extractsub.html">

10.9. Extracting DVD subtitles to VOBsub file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="aspect.html">

10.10. Preserving aspect ratio</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="encoding-guide.html">

11. Encoding with <span class="application">
MEncoder</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html">

11.1. Making a high quality MPEG-4 ("DivX")
  rip of a DVD movie</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-preparing-encode">
11.1.1. Preparing to encode: Identifying source material and framerate</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-preparing-encode-fps">
11.1.1.1. Identifying source framerate</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-preparing-encode-material">
11.1.1.2. Identifying source material</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-2pass">
11.1.2. Constant quantizer vs. multipass</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-constraints">
11.1.3. Constraints for efficient encoding</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-crop">
11.1.4. Cropping and Scaling</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-resolution-bitrate">
11.1.5. Choosing resolution and bitrate</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-resolution-bitrate-compute">
11.1.5.1. Computing the resolution</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-filtering">
11.1.6. Filtering</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-interlacing">
11.1.7. Interlacing and Telecine</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-encoding-interlaced">
11.1.8. Encoding interlaced video</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-av-sync">
11.1.9. Notes on Audio/Video synchronization</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-codec">
11.1.10. Choosing the video codec</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-audio">
11.1.11. Audio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing">
11.1.12. Muxing</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-filter-issues">
11.1.12.1. Improving muxing and A/V sync reliability</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-avi-limitations">
11.1.12.2. Limitations of the AVI container</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-matroska">
11.1.12.3. Muxing into the Matroska container</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html">

11.2. How to deal with telecine and interlacing within NTSC DVDs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-intro">
11.2.1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident">
11.2.2. How to tell what type of video you have</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-progressive">
11.2.2.1. Progressive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-telecined">
11.2.2.2. Telecined</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-interlaced">
11.2.2.3. Interlaced</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-mixedpt">
11.2.2.4. Mixed progressive and telecine</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-mixedpi">
11.2.2.5. Mixed progressive and interlaced</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode">
11.2.3. How to encode each category</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-progressive">
11.2.3.1. Progressive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-telecined">
11.2.3.2. Telecined</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-interlaced">
11.2.3.3. Interlaced</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-mixedpt">
11.2.3.4. Mixed progressive and telecine</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-mixedpi">
11.2.3.5. Mixed progressive and interlaced</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-footnotes">
11.2.4. Footnotes</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html">

11.3. Encoding with the <code class="systemitem">
libavcodec</code>
  codec family</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-video-codecs">
11.3.1. <code class="systemitem">
libavcodec</code>'s
  video codecs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-audio-codecs">
11.3.2. <code class="systemitem">
libavcodec</code>'s
  audio codecs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">


<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-audio-codecs-pcmadpcm">
11.3.2.1. PCM/ADPCM format supplementary table</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">


<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-lavc-encoding-options">
11.3.3. Encoding options of libavcodec</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">


<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-mpeg4-lavc-example-settings">
11.3.4. Encoding setting examples</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#custommatrices">
11.3.5. Custom inter/intra matrices</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-example">
11.3.6. Example</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-xvid.html">

11.4. Encoding with the <code class="systemitem">
Xvid</code>
  codec</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-intro">
11.4.1. What options should I use to get the best results?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-encoding-options">
11.4.2. Encoding options of <code class="systemitem">
Xvid</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-encoding-profiles">
11.4.3. Encoding profiles</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-example-settings">
11.4.4. Encoding setting examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-x264.html">

11.5. Encoding with the
  <code class="systemitem">
x264</code> codec</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options">
11.5.1. Encoding options of x264</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options-intro">
11.5.1.1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options-speedvquality">
11.5.1.2. Options which primarily affect speed and quality</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options-misc-preferences">
11.5.1.3. Options pertaining to miscellaneous preferences</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-example-settings">
11.5.2. Encoding setting examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-video-for-windows.html">

11.6. 
  Encoding with the <code class="systemitem">
Video For Windows</code>
  codec family
</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-video-for-windows.html#menc-feat-enc-vfw-video-codecs">
11.6.1. Video for Windows supported codecs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-video-for-windows.html#menc-feat-video-for-windows-bitrate-settings">
11.6.2. Using vfw2menc to create a codec settings file.</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html">

11.7. Using <span class="application">
MEncoder</span> to create
<span class="application">
QuickTime</span>-compatible files</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-why-use-it">
11.7.1. Why would one want to produce <span class="application">
QuickTime</span>-compatible Files?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-constraints">
11.7.2. <span class="application">
QuickTime</span> 7 limitations</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-crop">
11.7.3. Cropping</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-scale">
11.7.4. Scaling</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-avsync">
11.7.5. A/V sync</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-bitrate">
11.7.6. Bitrate</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-example">
11.7.7. Encoding example</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-remux">
11.7.8. Remuxing as MP4</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-quicktime-7.html#menc-feat-quicktime-7-metadata">
11.7.9. Adding metadata tags</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html">

11.8. Using <span class="application">
MEncoder</span>
  to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints">
11.8.1. Format Constraints</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints-resolution">
11.8.1.1. Format Constraints</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints-gop">
11.8.1.2. GOP Size Constraints</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints-bitrate">
11.8.1.3. Bitrate Constraints</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-output">
11.8.2. Output Options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-output-aspect">
11.8.2.1. Aspect Ratio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-a-v-sync">
11.8.2.2. Maintaining A/V sync</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-output-srate">
11.8.2.3. Sample Rate Conversion</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc">
11.8.3. Using libavcodec for VCD/SVCD/DVD Encoding</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-intro">
11.8.3.1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-options">
11.8.3.2. lavcopts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-examples">
11.8.3.3. Examples</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-advanced">
11.8.3.4. Advanced Options</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio">
11.8.4. Encoding Audio</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio-toolame">
11.8.4.1. toolame</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio-twolame">
11.8.4.2. twolame</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio-lavc">
11.8.4.3. libavcodec</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all">
11.8.5. Putting it all Together</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-dvd">
11.8.5.1. PAL DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-dvd">
11.8.5.2. NTSC DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-ac3-copy">
11.8.5.3. PAL AVI Containing AC-3 Audio to DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-ac3-copy">
11.8.5.4. NTSC AVI Containing AC-3 Audio to DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-svcd">
11.8.5.5. PAL SVCD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-svcd">
11.8.5.6. NTSC SVCD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-vcd">
11.8.5.7. PAL VCD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-vcd">
11.8.5.8. NTSC VCD</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter">

<a href="faq.html">

12. Frequently Asked Questions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="appendix">

<a href="bugreports.html">

A. How to report bugs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bugreports_security.html">

A.1. Report security related bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bugreports_fix.html">

A.2. How to fix bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bugreports_regression_test.html">

A.3. How to do regression testing using Subversion</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bugreports_report.html">

A.4. How to report bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bugreports_where.html">

A.5. Where to report bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bugreports_what.html">

A.6. What to report</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_system">
A.6.1. System Information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_hardware">
A.6.2. Hardware and drivers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_configure">
A.6.3. Configure problems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_compilation">
A.6.4. Compilation problems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_playback">
A.6.5. Playback problems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_crash">
A.6.6. Crashes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_debug">
A.6.6.1. How to conserve information about a reproducible crash</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3">

<a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_core">
A.6.6.2. How to extract meaningful information from a core dump</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="bugreports_advusers.html">

A.7. I know what I am doing...</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix">

<a href="skin.html">

B. <span class="application">
MPlayer</span> skin format</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="skin-overview.html">

B.1. Overview</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="skin-overview.html#skin-overview-components">
B.1.1. Skin components</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="skin-overview.html#skin-overview-formats">
B.1.2. Image formats</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="skin-overview.html#skin-files">
B.1.3. Files</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="skin-file.html">

B.2. The skin file</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="skin-file.html#skin-file-main">
B.2.1. Main window and playbar</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="skin-file.html#skin-file-subwindow">
B.2.2. Subwindow</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="skin-file.html#skin-file-menu">
B.2.3. Skin menu</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="skin-fonts.html">

B.3. Fonts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2">

<a href="skin-fonts.html#skin-fonts-symbols">
B.3.1. Symbols</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="skin-gui.html">

B.4. GUI messages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1">

<a href="skin-quality.html">

B.5. Creating quality skins</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div></div><div class="navfooter">
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